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Section Ⅰ TOPIC TALK & LESSON 1
Step One: Pre-reading
What can make us laugh?
Step Two: While-reading
Ⅰ.Read for the main idea
What’s the main idea of this passage?
答案: Three humorous stories.
Ⅱ. Read for the structure
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Ⅲ.Read for details
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers.
1.What had the collector in Story A intended to do?
A.To buy the cat at a low price.
B.To get the saucer in a smart way.
C.To buy the cat for 200 dollars.
D.To get the cat to drink more milk.
2.Why could Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson see millions of stars when they woke up?
A.Because it would be a beautiful day the next day.
B.Because they drank a bottle of wine.
C.Because the time was probably a quarter past three.
D.Because someone had stolen their tent!
3.What can we infer from Story B?
A.Dr. Watson misunderstood Holmes at first.
B.Dr. Watson and Holmes enjoyed camping.
C.Dr. Watson and Holmes enjoyed drinking.
D.Dr. Watson and Holmes were astronomers.
4.Why did Grock go to see the doctor?
A.He had broken up with his wife.
B.He ran into a lot of trouble in life.
C.He had high blood pressure.
D.He was deep in a heavy debt.
答案:1~4:B D A B
Step Three:Post-reading
Ⅰ.品质升华
1.What do you think of the art collector and the shop owner?(Critical Thinking批判性思维)
They were both dishonest and wanted to earn more money.
2.What would you do if you were Dr. Watson?(Creative Thinking创造性思维)
I would observe and think about everything carefully before making a conclusion.
Ⅱ.难句解构
1.[句式分析] He noticed ,so he walked casually into the store innocently offered to buy the cat for 20 dollars.
[尝试翻译] 他注意到浅碟是一件古董,很值钱,于是他漫不经心地走进店里,假装不知情的样子,提出要花20美元买那只猫。
2.[句式分析] I hear there’s an amazing clown
[尝试翻译] 我听说马戏团里有个很棒的小丑,他肯定能逗笑你。
Ⅲ.语言赏析
1.赏用词之美
He noticed that the saucer was an antique and very valuable,so he walked casually into the store and innocently offered to buy the cat for 20 dollars.
赏析:句中的人物注意到碟子的珍贵,casually和innocently恰好表现了人物故意而为之的心理。
2.赏意境之妙
So, after he had been feeling depressed